Child&#39;s garment



June 8, 1965 P. G. SAGE CHILD'S GARMENT Filed June 13, 1963 INVENTOR. PHILIP 6. SAGE A TTORNE v United States Patent 3,187,343 CHILDS GARMENT Philip G. Sage, New York, N.Y., assignor to Perfect Knit gogi, Inc., New York, N.Y., a corporation of New Filed June 13, 1963, Ser. No. 287,647 8 Claims. (CI. 2 -80) The present invention relates to a childs garment, and more particularly to a garment which is adapted to envelop the lower portion of the body of a child and which can easily and speedily be removed without disturbance to the child.

It is quite well known that proper baby care is the mothers constant preoccupation. Various garments have been proposed for the child where the change of diapers or other undergarments may be effected without disturbance to the child. However, in outergarments such as those in which the entire lower part of the childs body is enveloped, especially the legs, it still remains necessary to effect removal of the garment when it becomes necessary to change the diaper, adjust socks or otherwise hygienically care for the child.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a garment which is adapted to completely envelop the lower part of a childs body and which will permit speedy and complete access to that part of the body without the necessity of removing the garment from the child.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a garment which will permit exposure of that portion of the childs body enveloped within the garment without disturbance to the child, especially when asleep.

A further object herein is the provision of a garment which will permit air circulation within the interior of the garment and around the body of the child in order to avoid diaper rash or the like, without the necessity for removing the garment.

Still another object herein is the provision of a childs garment which can be speedily and easily removed from the body of a child without needlessly immobilizing the infant.

It is another object of this invention to provide means for safely securing the garment around the body of the child without the necessity of using pins and other injurious fasteners.

Because of the particularly rapid growth of infants, the useful life of an' infants garment is quite short. This is especially true of garments tending to confine one or another portion of the lower part of a childs body, such as an enveloping garment as herein described.

It is therefore another object of this invention to pro vide means for permitting the garment to expand vertically as well as horizontally in order to adjust to the growth of the child and thus prolong the useful life of the garment.

In accomplishing the foregoing, and'other objects of advantages of the present invention, there is provided an enveloping structure in a childs garment adapted to overlay the lowerportion of a childs body substantially from the waist down. The enveloping structure components comprised of independent front and rear panels, are secured to each other by releasable securing means which allow partial or complete separation thereof. Provision is further made for effecting such separation from either side of the garment without substantial disturbance to the child. r

Other and further objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those versed in the art from the following description of an embodiment of the present invention as illustrated in the drawings in which 3,187,343 Patented June 8, 1965 ice like reference characters refer to like parts in the several views and in which:

FIG. 1 is a front view of an infants garment according to the present invention; r

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the garment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the garment with the front portion thereof in an open position, and

FIG, 4 is a view taken on line 44 of FIG. 1.

Referring now to the drawings, the garment 10 of the present invention comprises an upper portion 15, having a gathered waist portion 11 and a lower portion 25.

The upper portion 15 shown in the present embodiment is comprised of a front bib panel 16 having button holes 17. A pair of suspenders 18 having a plurality of buttons 19 aligned along the forward end thereof are selectively engageable with said button holes 17. The opposite end of suspenders 18 is secured to the waist gathered portion 11. It is to be noted that the provision of a plurality of buttons 19 enable vertical expandability of the garment 10. The suspenders 18 may also be of stretch material to additionally afford ease of movement and further provide for vertical expandability of the garment 10.

The gathered waist portion 11, generally separating the upper portion 15 and the lower portion 25, is of stretchable fabric to allow for horizontal expansion. This portion may extend completely around the mid portion or waist section of the garment and as shown in FIG. 2, may extend across the back of the garment 10. Suitable stitching (not shown) is particularly adapted to join the upper portion 15 to the lower portion 25.

The lower portion 25 of the garment is adapted to envelop the lower body portion of an infant, and is comprised, at the front thereof, of two panels 26, 27 joined along the inner edges thereof by stitching to form a central front seam 28 extending from the upper portion 15 to the crotch area of the garment 10. Said front panels 26, 27 extend downwardly to cover the legs, feet and toes of the infant. An elastic tape .29, generally in the area where panels 26, 27 overlay the toes, is provided to form a toe covering portion 30. Panels 31, 32 are secured to panels 27, 26 respectively for covering the soles of the feet.

The lower portion 25 of the garment, at the rear thereof is provided with two rear panels 35, 36, secured at the top thereof to the waist portion ll of the upper portion 15, and extends downwardly to cover the lower part of an infants body. Heel converting panels 37, 38 are secured to panels 35, 36. 'Panels 35, 36 are joined along the inner edges thereof to form a central rear seam 39. Overlaying theinner surfaces of panels 35, 36 and secured to the outer edges of said panels, there is provided a moisture-proof panel 40 adapted to overlay the buttocks and crotch area of the body of an infant.

Front panel 26 is joined to rear panel 36 by a seam 41, and front panel 27 is similarly joined to rear panel 35 by a seam 42, said seams 41, 42 joining said panels 26, 36 and 27, 35 being limited only to the hip region of the infants body so that the remainder of the front panels and rear panels are entirely free of each other, enabling the front panels 26, 27 to be lifted, flaplike, as illustrated in FIG. 3 so that the infant placed therebetween may be entirely exposed.

In orderto secure the front panels 26, 27 to rear panels 35, 36 to form an enveloping structure there is provided a separable slide fastener 45, preferably of nylon, one fastener tape thereof secured by stitching 47 to the outer edge of panel 26 at the right side of the garment, from a point below seam 41, extending along the outer edge of panel 32, further extending along the edge of panel 26 at the inner leg section, continuing around the crotch area of the garment and the edge of panel 27,

3 further continuing along edge of panel 31 and upwardly along the outer edge of panel 27 at the left side of the garment and terminating at seam 42.

The opposing tape 48 is secured by stitches 49 to the outer edge of panel 36 at the right side of the garment from a point below seam 41, extending along the outer edge of panel 38, further extending along the edge of panel 36 along the inner leg section, continuing around the crotch area of the garment, and the edge of panel 35, further continuing along edge of panel 37 and upwardly along the outer edge panel 35 at the left side of the garment and terminating at seam 42.

Slide fastener 45 is provided with two pull tab sliders 50, 50 for engaging the engageable elements 51 enabling the slide fastener 45 to be opened on either side of the garment 10. It will be evident from the foregoing that when the slide fastener 45 is locked, the entire lower portion is closed so as to envelop the lower body portion of the infant. When it is desired to open the garment, one pull tab slider, for example, the slider 50', is moved along the entire length of the fastener 45 so as to separate the front panels 26, 27 from the rear panels 35, 36. It will be further evident that when the front panels 26, 27 and rear panels 35, 36, are secured by the slide fastener 45, and the infant is in a position making it inadvisable to move him, one of the pull tab sliders may be used to open the garment. Likewise, where interior ventilation of the garment 10 is desired, one or both of the pull tabs 50, 50 may be lowered to partially open the garment 10 at either or both sides thereof.

Although the present inventionhas been described with respect to one embodiment thereof, it is to be understood that changes and modifications may be made therein and as so changed, and modified, the resulting structure would fall within the ambit of this invention.

I claim:

1. A garment particularly adapted to be worn upon the torso of a child, comprising, in combination:

an upper portion; and

a lower portion;

said lower portion comprising:

a plurality of panels;

at least more than one of said panels being so configured, dimensioned and arranged as to present:

a waist portion;

a plurality of hip portions;

a plurality of leg portions;

a corresponding plurality of pedis portions; and

a crotch portion disposed between said leg portions;

said panels each of them having:

an edge extending from one of said hip portions at said waist portion to the other of said hip portions, and defining the periphery of each of said leg and pedis portions, and said crotch portion;

one of said panels being disposed generally frontally of said garment, and the other of said panels being disposed generally rearwardly thereof, and said edges being particularly adapted to be structurally operatively associated with one another completely along the longitudinal dimensional extent thereof as defined by the distance between said hip portions, and along the aforesaid periphery of said hip and pedis portions, and said crotch portion; and i a fastener assembly structurally operatively associated with said panels along the edges thereof for structurally operatively associating one substantially completely with respect to the other;

enabling the lower portion of said garment to be particularly adaptedto substantially completely encompass a corresponding portion of the torso'of a child, and further enabling the aforesaid portion of the torso to be partially and even completely exposed, to provide. access thereto, substantially irrespective of the attitude thereof.

2. A garment as defined in claim 1, wherein:

said fastener assembly comprises:

a continuous release-able slide fastener having:

a plurality of slide operators;

one of said slide operators being disposed adjacent one of said hip portions, and another of said operators being disposed at another of said hip portions.

3. A garment particularly adapted to be worn upon the torso of a child, comprising, in combination:

a plurality of panels;

at least more than one of said panels being so configured, dimensioned and arranged as to be particularly adapted to be disposed in overlying relationship -with a substantial portion of the torso of a child;

one of said panels being particularly adapted to be disposed generally fr-ontally of said garment, and the other of said panels being particularly adapted to be disposed generally rearwardly thereof;

said panels each of them defining an edge extending substantially completely of the periphery thereof, the periphery of said panels being particularly adapted to correspond with the periphery of those portions of a childs torso known as the hips, legs, pedes, and crotch portions, said portions being particularly adapted to be encompassed by said panels;

said edges being particularly adapted to be structurally operatively associated with one another completely along the periphery thereof; and

a continuous fastener assembly structurally operatively associated with said panels along the edges thereof, as defined by the distance between and along said hip portions, beneath said pedes portions and along said crotch portion, for structurally operatively as sociating one substantially completely with respect to the others;

enabling that portion of a childs torso particularly adapted to be encompassed by said panels to be partially and even completely exposed, by a complete separation of the panels with respect to one another by said continuous fastener assembly, to provide access thereto with extreme facility, substantially irrespective of the attitude thereof.

4. A garment as defined in claim 3, wherein:

said fastener assembly comprises:

a continuous releasable slide fastener having:

a plurality of slide operator-s;

one of said slide operators being operable from one of a plurality of termini of said edges, and another of said slide operators being operable from another of said plurality of termini, enabling access to be had to the interior of said garment from any one of a plurality of directions.

5. A garment as defined in claim 4, wherein:

at least one of said panels comprises:

a moisture-proof panel positioned thereupon and generally interiorly thereof.

6. A garment particularly adaptedto be worn upon the torso of a child, comprising, in combination:

an upper body portion having:

generally vertically extending distendable means;

a lower pants portion; and v a generally horizontally distendable Waist portion posit1oned between said body and pants. portions;

said waist portion being particularly adapted to structurally operatively associate said body and pants portions with respect to one another;

said pants portions comprising:

a plurality of panels;

at least more than one of said panels being so configured, dimensioned and arranged as to be particularly adapted to be disposed in overlying relationship with a substantial portion of the torso of a child;

one of said panels being particularly adapted to be disposed gene-rally frontally of said garment, and the other of said panels being particularly adapted to be disposed generally rear-ward'ly thereof;

said panels each of them defining an edge extending substantially completely of the periphery thereof, the periphery of said panels being particularly adapted to correspond with the periphery of those portions of a childs torso known as the hip portions, leg portions, pedes portions and crotch portion, said portions being particularly adapted to be encompassed by said panels;

said edges being particularly adapted to be structurally ope-ratively associated with one another completely along the periphery thereof; and

a continuous fastener assembly structurally operatively associated with said panels along the edges thereof, as defined by the distance between and along said hip portions, beneath said pedes portions and along said crotch portion, for structurally operatively associat-ing one substantially completely with respect to the other;

said panels each of them defining an edge extending substantially completely of the periphery thereof, the periphery of said panels being particularly adapted to correspond with the periphery of those portions of a childs torso known as the hips, legs, pedes, and crotch portions being particularly adapted to be encompassed by said panels.

7. A garment as defined in claim 6, wherein:

said cfastener assembly comprises:

a continuous releaseable slide fastener having:

a plurality of slide operators;

one of said slide operators being operable from one of a plurality of termini of said edges, and another of said slide operators being operable from another of said plurality of termini, enabling access to be had to the interior of said garment from any one of a plurality of directions.

8. A garment as defined in claim 7, wherein:

at least one of said panels comprises:

a moisture-proof panel positioned thereupon and generally interiorly thereof.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,528,677 11 Wilson 2--8 3 2,53 0,464 11/50 Haman 2-695 2,605,470 8/52 Astrove 2-80 2,621,336 12/52 Wendrofi 2--80 X 2,814,044 PM 57 Tucker 2-80 2,9 15,75 8 12/ 599 Kaufman 2--8O X JORDAN F-RA-N'KIJI'N, Primary Examiner. 

1. A GARMENT PARTICULARLY ADAPTED TO BE WORN UPON THE TORSO OF A CHILD, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: AN UPPER PORTION; AND A LOWER PORTION; SAID LOWER PORTION COMPRISING: A PLURALITY OF PANELS; AT LEAST MORE THAN ONE OF SAID PANELS BEING SO CONFIGURED, DIMENSIONED AND ARRANGED AS TO PRESENT; A WAIST PORTON; A PLURALITY OF HIP PORTIONS; A PLURALITY OF LEG PORTIONS; A CORRESPONDING PLURALITY OF PEDIS PORTIONS; AND A CROTCH PORTION DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID LEG PORTIONS; SAID PANELS EACH OF THEM HAVING: AN EDGE EXTENDING FROM ONE OF SAID HIP PORTIONS AT SAID WAIST PORTION TO THE OTHER OF SAID HIP PORTIONS, AND DEFINING THE PERIPHERY OF EACH SAID LEG AND PEDIS PORTIONS, AND SAID CROTCH PORTION; ONE OF SAID PANELS BEING DISPOSED GENERALLY FRONTALLY OF SAID GARMENT, AND THE OTHER OF SAID PANELS BEING DISPOSED GENERALLY REARWARDLY THEREOF, AND SAID EDGES BEING PARTICULARLY ADAPTED TO BE STRUCTURALLY OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH ONE ANOTHER COMPLETELY ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL DIMENSIONAL EXTENT THEREOF AS DEFINED BY THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SAID HIP PORTIONS, AND ALONG THE AFORESAID PERIPHERY OF SAID HIP AND PEDIS PORTIONS, AND SAID CROTCH PORTION; AND A FASTENER ASSEMBLY STRUCTURALLY OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID PANELS ALONG THE EDGES THEREOF FOR STRUCTURALLY OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATING ONE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETELY WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER; ENABLING THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID GARMENT TO BE PARTICULARLY ADAPTED TO SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETELY ENCOMPASS A CORRESPONDING PORTION OF THE TORSO OF A CHILD, AND FURTHER ENABLING THE AFORESAID PORTION OF THE TORSO TO BE PARTIALLY AND EVEN COMPLETELY EXPOSED, TO PROVIDE ACCESS THERETO, SUBSTANTIALLY IRRESPECTIVE OF THE ATTITUDE THEREOF. 